Faculty Spotlight

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Meet Dr. stef shuster: New Faculty Member
Aug 1, 2016

Dr. stef m. shuster joins the sociology faculty at Appalachian State this fall as an assistant professor. They earned their M.A. and Ph.D. i...

Prison in Appalachia

Community Impact Research by Drs. Perdue and Sanchagrin: Prison Growth in Central Appalachia
Aug 1, 2016

Drs. Robert Perdue and Ken Sanchagrin recently conducted research on the dramatic growth of prisons being located in central Appalachia. Seeking to br...

Cosmo Article

Public Sociology at its Best: Dr. Ellen Lamont and Cosmo Magazine
May 13, 2016

Pick up this month's issue of Cosmopolitan magazine to see what Ellen Lamont, an assistant professor of sociology, has to say about millennials and re...

Summer Wisdom with award plaque

Summer Wisdom Receives the Diversity Advocate Award
Apr 27, 2016

Summer Wisdom, adjunct instructor for the Department of Sociology and Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving, received the Diversity A...

 Dr. Beth Davison with camera

Dr. Beth Davison Receives the University College Award on Community Engagement
Apr 26, 2016

On April 20, 2016, Dr. Beth Davison received the University College Award for Excellence in Community Engagement at Appalachian State University.As a ...

Dr. Amy Dellinger Page

Dr. Amy Dellinger Page: Recipient of the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Award
Apr 25, 2016

Dr. Amy Dellinger Page, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology, was awarded the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion for her work ...

Dr. Ed Rosenberg

Dr. Rosenberg: 2016 GRITS Hall of Fame
Mar 3, 2016

Dr. Ed Rosenberg, professor and graduate studies director in the Department of Sociology, will be inducted into the 2016 GRITS Hall of Fame for Geront...

Dr. Cameron Lippard

Heritage or Hate?: The Confederate Battle Flag in the 21st Century
Oct 26, 2015

With the recent shooting deaths of 9 African Americans in Charleston, citizens against racism rallied once again to take down the Confederate&nbs...

Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: Dr. Martha McCaughey's Research
Oct 14, 2015

Drs. Martha McCaughey and Jill Cermele published their recent paper titled, "Changing the Hidden Curriculum of Campus Rape Prevention and Education: W...

No crossing

Immigration Attitudes a Mix of Fear, Nativism, and Color-blind Rhetoric
Sep 22, 2015

Dr. Cameron Lippard, associate professor of sociology, just published a recent study analyzing respondent views of immigration in the United States.&n...